The Editorial Policy of Selection and Arrangement in <i>Konjaku-monogatari-shū</i>: On the Origin of Kino-Tsurayuki's <i>Tosa-nikki</i> as a Work for His Lost Child

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  • 編纂動機と逸話配列
  • 編纂動機と逸話配列 : 紀貫之の亡児哀傷をめぐって
  • ヘンサンドウキ ト イツワ ハイレツ : キカンユキ ノ ボウジ アイショウ オ メグッテ
  • ――紀貫之の亡児哀傷をめぐって――

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<p>In his Kokubungaku-shi-kouwa Sakutarō Fujioka stated that Kino-Tsurayuki originally wrote Tosa-nikki to the memory of his lost child. This alleged origin of the work was also reworked into a fable in Konjaku-monogatari-shū. This paper will first philologically outline the process in which such a private writing has generated a modern literary genre called diaries. Then I will consider the editorial policy adopted by the anonymous compiler of Konjaku-monogatari-shū in using the legend of Tosa-nikki as a work dedicated to the dead child.</p>

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  • Japanese Literature

    Japanese Literature 64 (7), 2-14, 2015-07-10

    Japanese Literature Association

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